(p. 194) kaṇṭaka a thorn; a thistle; the spine of a fish; (fig.) an obstacle (সুখের কণ্টক); disgrace (কুলের কণ্টক); an insignificant adversary; a horripilation or goose-flesh. ̃ফল n. the jack-fruit or its tree. ̃ময় a. full of thorns; thorny. ̃যুক্ত a. thorny. ̃লতা n. a thorny creeper. কণ্টকে কণ্টকোদ্ধার করা to set a thief to catch a thief. ̃শয্যা n. a bed of thorns; (fig.) unbearable torment or anguish, extreme discomfort. 61)

(p. 256) kōca a caste amongst Hindus (originally they were fishermen); a member of this caste; an aboriginal tribe of Cochbehar; one of this tribe. 23)

(p. 203) kamā1 (gr.) a comma (,). 20)

(p. 216) kān̐ṭāla, kān̐ṭhāla the jackfruit. ̃গাছ n. the jack-tree, the jack. ̃চাঁপা n. a yellow flower smelling like a ripe jackfruit. কাঁটালের আমসত্ত্ব (fig.) an impossible thing; a mare's nest. পরের মাথায় কাঁটাল ভাঙা v. (fig.) to make a cat's-paw of another. 15)

(p. 261) kyāśabāksa money-box, (loos.) a cashbox.

(p. 231) kālā2 black; defaced, soiled, dirty, in disrepute, stigmatized (কালা মুখ). n. an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃কানুন a black act. ̃বাজার the black market. ̃মুখ a. shamefaced; brazen-faced. n. a shamefaced man; a brazen-face; a shameful face. ̃মুখো a. shamefaced; brazen-faced. n. a shamefaced man; a brazen-face; a man of soiled reputation. fem. কালামুখী । 32)

(p. 194) kaḍ়i3 (mus.) any of the notes in the natural major scale. (cp. sharp). 51)

(p. 228) kālacihna sign or symptom of death. 67)

(p. 217) kākubāda importunate request or solicitation, supplication or humble prayer. 26)

(p. 192) kaṅkara, kān̐kara gravel, a coarse grain of sand, a very small particle of stone, grit. a. coarse; harsh. 26)

(p. 234) kinnara (myth.) one of a class of demigods expert in music and dance. fem. কিন্নরী । 26)

(p. 261) kauśikī (in Hindu mythology) a form of the primordial Female Energy. 9)

(p. 253) kēllā a fortress, a fort, a stronghold; a castle. ̃দার n. the governor or master of a fort or fortress; a castellan. কেল্লা ফতে করা v. to capture or take a fort or fortress; (fig.) to realize one's end, to achieve one's goal. কেল্লা মাত করা v. to capture a fort or fortress; (in chess) to kill the opponent's castle or to checkmate the opponent by moving one's castle(s); (fig.) to realize one's end, to achieve one's goal, to carry the day. 48)

(p. 208) karmakāra a blacksmith, an ironsmith; (rare) an ironmonger. 15)

(p. 231) kālāgni, kālānala (myth.) the expected divine conflagration which will annihilate the universe, the fire of universal annihilation. 35)